Kevin Sampath Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

North Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Park Cricket - Now on Kayo Sports!In the peak of the pandemic we had an idea, which we said 'stuff it...lets do it' to. The Park Cricket docuseries was born....a media project following our local park cricket team. Through grit, hustle and a million rejections, we are now on Australia's largest sports streaming network - Kayo Sports!9 LANGUAGES. 7 NATIONALITIES. 1 TEAM.

Australia - China (Including Hk) - New Zealand - Singapore, Au

Building out the Talent Community function from Day 0 for Hudson's Technology, Projects & Transformation Recruitment Business, to help our teams deliver faster shortlists to their customers

Australia - China (Including Hk) - New Zealand - Singapore, Au

Leading the Data & Analytics Recruitment business @ Hudson Tech, Projects & Transformation.

Australia - China (Including Hk) - New Zealand - Singapore, Au

● Transformational Engagement Leader: Elevated team engagement from its lowest point in 2019 to a cohesive and supportive environment during the challenging pandemic and remote work. Fostered trust, collaboration, and respect while driving transformative change for finance through continuous business evolution.● Data-driven Finance Innovator: Implemented PowerBI and leveraged data to revolutionize financial operations. Utilized advanced analytics and reporting to optimize finance and enhance decision-making.● Streamlined Offshore-to-Onshore Transition: Orchestrated the seamless transition of Hudson's offshore accounting function to a lean onshore team of 2 junior accountants. Leveraged CPI methodologies, data analysis, BI reporting, and a new General Ledger system (D365) for operational efficiencies.● Strategic Business Partner: Spearheaded strategic partnerships between finance and various LOBs. Delivered valuable insights and drove effective business planning for finance operations and reporting.● Accelerated Monthly Reporting: Led cross-functional efforts for consistent five-day monthly closes. Enabled earlier and timely reporting, facilitating swift decision-making and proactive actions.● Innovative Allocated P&L Reporting: Developed and implemented Hudson's first Allocated P&L reporting system, adopted across all business streams. Enhanced financial management by identifying the true cost of running each business unit.● Empowered Finance Leadership: Cultivated a culture of trust and empowerment. Oversaw HR reporting, FP&A, statutory and board reporting, accounts payable, operational reporting, tax, and financial management reporting, granting the finance team one of the largest corporate remits.

Australia - China (Including Hk) - New Zealand - Singapore, Au

● Led key streams of the implementation of Dynamics 365 FinOps within the Asia Pacific organisation. Streams led include Data Migration, Dimension & Hierarchy setup, Finance & Accounting process optimization (leveraging new tech)● Steered the operational implementation of Astute Payroll (internal & contractor payroll) for the business (incl. key pieces of business reporting)

Australia - China (Including Hk) - New Zealand - Singapore, Au

● Analyzed Hudson’s Engagement Survey results and provided insights for each LOB and Corporate Function, highlighting strengths and identifying areas of improvement to drive engagement● Conducted APAC wide annual remuneration reviews ● Involved in a remuneration/ commission strategy project for the leaders in the front office business. ● Provided analysis and support on people data and trends, for regular leadership and board meetings● Developing negotiation skills to work with leaders & employees to drive various objectives, and service our people's needs

Australia - China (Including Hk) - New Zealand - Singapore, Au

Creating reporting and providing business insights around team and individual performance, as well as driving customized reporting to the clients around Hudson ANZ

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

● My role involved creating efficiencies in how we audited our clients according to the standards, while understanding the businesses, their models and their strategies.● Audited large government clients such as Roads and Maritime Services, Department of Finance Services and Crown. I was also a part of the team that audited the Total State Sector accounts.● Managed audits including clients under Venues NSW, as well as other medium sized clients. Career highlight: Auditing the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust, while being located next to my beloved Sydney Roosters offices!

Chartered Accounting Professional Qualification

Bachelor Of Business, Majoring In Accounting, Sub-Majors In It And International Business

International Business (Exchange), Innovation, Entrepreneurship And Global Business

Sql Course: Level 1, Data Modeling/Warehousing And Database Administration

High School Diploma